Apparently the French do not have enough troubles but to worry about a gesture that people that use it say is not anti-Semitic. Only the ignorant and gullible will believe that this simple gesture will destroy French society as we know it. The European Jewish Congress is behind this and is not winning any friends with such absurdities.
A big debate has been raging in the comments section of the Quenelle post here:
The Quenelle – The New Sign of Resistance | Talesfromthelou’s Blog.
if you want to know what the French are taking about. Heck, we have even been featured on the French media.
Lou
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Nicolas Anelka defends ‘shocking’ on-field gesture – CNN.com.
CNN.com
- Nicolas Anelka under fire for making an alleged anti-Semitic gesture after scoring goal
- Anelka said on Twitter that it was a “special dedication” to a comedian friend, Dieudonne
- The French Sports Minister condemned Anelka, calling his gesture “disgusting”
- Anelka was thrown out of the 2010 World Cup after allegedly insulting his manager
(CNN) — Soccer star Nicolas Anelka has sparked controversy after making a gesture one French government official called “shocking” and “disgusting.”
After he scored his first goal for West Bromwich Albion in Saturday’s 3-3 draw at West Ham in the English Premier League, the former France international pointed his right arm straight down and touched that arm with his left hand. The gesture is known as a “quenelle,” but some have called it a Nazi salute in reverse.
Anelka took to Twitter and claimed the “gesture was just a special dedication to my comedian friend Dieudonne” but the French government is seeking to ban Dieudonne for alleged anti-Semitic behavior.
French Sports Minister Valerie Fourneyron added on Twitter that there was no place for Anelka’s gesture.
“Anelka’s gesture is a shocking provocation, disgusting,” she said. “There’s no place for anti-Semitism on the football field.”
Full article:
Nicolas Anelka defends ‘shocking’ on-field gesture – CNN.com.
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- The Guardian whitewashes antisemitism of Nicolas Anelka pal, Dieudonné (cifwatch.com)
- French comedian at centre of Nicolas Anelka row faces ban (theguardian.com)
